Nigeria Update

Kaduna extends lockdown for another two weeks

9 According to the Deputy Governor, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, who made the announcement in…

Doubters of Covid-19 are the true Nigerians BY Ayodele Okunfolami

Sir: Government at all levels and private bodies have continued to use several channels…

Gombe: 18 COVID-19 patients refuse to undergo treatment

18 Coronavirus patients have reportedly refused to undergo treatment for the disease in Gombe…

COVID-19: NANNM orders JUTH nurses to stay at home over negligence

The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH)…

Kano: Did 600 COVID-19 patients disappear? Man asks, shares video empty of isolation center

A man social media user has set Twitter on fire after sharing a video…

Coronavirus spreads to 16 of Ogun’s 20 LGAs

The Ogun State Government on Monday said COVID-19 had spread to 16 out of…

Africa’s COVID-19 cases, deaths appear unreal, says WHO

The World Health Organisation on Monday noted that the cases and deaths from the…

FG screens 19 Nigerian firms for COVID-19 drugs production

The Federal Ministry of Health is screening 19 local firms for the production of…

COVID-19: Jigawa records four new deaths, discharges 32 patients

Jigawa State has recorded another four new deaths of COVID-19 patients, bringing the total…

JUST IN: Nigeria records 229 new COVID-19 cases, total now 8,068

The National Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 229 new cases of Coronavirus in…

COVID-19: CAN seeks roundtable over reopening of churches, mosques in Ogun

The Ogun Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called for a…

Two military men test positive for coronavirus in Bayelsa

Two military men have tested positive for coronavirus in Bayelsa State, an official announced…

UK to evacuate 900 more British travellers stranded in Nigeria 

900 more British travellers stranded in Nigeria are set to return home on three…

Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital confirms first case of COVID-19

Authorities of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, have confirmed that one…

Niger state: They only gave us food no drugs- Covid-19 patients call out state govt

Niger state government has been called out by Covid-19 patients recently discharged from the…